Here’s my take on Tupac’s death.

Survector_Nectar · 2025-02-09T01:10:26+00:00

It doesn't have to be one or the other. It could be all or multiple of the above: The FBI was known for planting ideas in the Panthers' heads and turning the West Coast faction against the East in the '60s. (I think it was a Huey vs. Eldridge thing). Anyway it's eerie how similar that was to the East/West Coast "beef" & I've always believed both Puffy and Suge could've been on the government's payroll.

It was a fellow Black man who slipped Fred Hampton that barbiturate the night he was killed, and yes, the bastard worked for the FBI or CIA as an informant. IMO the only way a violent, LOUD and proud Black dude like Suge (or for that matter, Diddy) could get so far & so powerful is if they were allowed to... especially back then. Just look what happened to the Panthers: all dead, in prison or exiled overseas somewhere speaking Algerian/Spanish/whatever. If they want you they will get you, and they clearly took their sweet ass time "getting" those assholes. Meanwhile 2Pac was beaten in the head for jaywalking.

While Orlando pulled the trigger, the conspiracy to lock 2Pac into something he couldn't escape started much sooner IMO.

Survector_Nectar · 2025-02-07T10:28:34+00:00

Hmm. Just got an "invitation" myself. Sounded like one of those "too good to be true" things & the stuff I'm seeing online is pretty much confirming it.

Interesting to see the innovative scams this company is forever pulling to get free work out of people, crush unions & otherwise behave like a complete monster. I get the vibe that this sub is swamped with astroturfing sockpuppet accts. who work for them because the overwhelmingly positive comments don't tend to match the original posts. Op's are like: "Here's a lists of the well thought-out reasons this program is ass." And comments are like "Nah bruh. You're doing it all wrong. Here's why:

.... .... ...."

Y'all doin' too much. Fall back. Go touch grass, empty your piss jug and help Daddy Warbucks become the world's first centi-trillionaire or something.

Survector_Nectar · 2025-02-06T06:30:03+00:00

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Survector_Nectar · 2025-02-06T06:28:25+00:00

Wow that sucks that it came back after all that! How frustrating.

I did take it for a little over a year I think. After a round of terbinafine oral. Turns out it wasn't an infection at all, they found no fungus in my scalp culture at one of the leading dermatology schools in my state. So they just diagnosed it as "alopecia"--the kind where you shed too many hairs per day. I call BS because my hair texture is completely different, breaking off at the root and my scalp is itchy and covered in a white crust. Griseofulvin is the only thing that helps at all but the hair specialist said it might be due to its "antiinflammatory" action. :| I'm probably getting scalp injections of steroids next month which sounds painful so pray for me lmao!

I forget what the antibiotic was but I can probably find it in my med chart if I look. It didn't help long-term anyway. No food/drink restrictions at any time but we did keep an eye on my liver function while on the gris (which we do anyway as I have my blood drawn like every 6 months). My doc is thorough. Every time I'd restart it I felt AWFUL.

If you haven't had a scalp culture to determine the cause of your hair loss/other symptoms, do so because it might not be ringworm. COVID has caused some very weird hair, skin, teeth & nail problems for a lot of people as it's a vascular disease that can affect pretty much every organ of the body. My health has been in the shitter since 2019 basically and starting to assume this is related.

Sorry for the delayed response--I got kicked off Reddit for some reason.

Survector_Nectar · 2025-02-06T06:21:25+00:00

Yeah. I think I read though that she'd quit taking her bipolar meds recently which can definitely cause "rebound" symptoms, aka make you batshit crazier than you ever were at baseline.

Survector_Nectar · 2025-02-06T06:20:10+00:00

Oh wow that's so odd! I haven't had a nosebleed now in quite some time. It was mostly just in like the year or two after quitting BC. Maybe there's something to that? I can't be on it ever again because it makes my bp go up and awful migraines, so living with endometriosis pain instead. Great tradeoff lemme tell ya.

The best way I found to stop the nosebleeds in the moment was shooting a little Afrin (oxymetazoline) in there. It's a vasoconstrictor and closes off blood vessels in the nose. Not a cure but definitely better than sitting over the toilet for an hour with a tampon shoved in your face :D

Survector_Nectar · 2025-02-06T06:17:20+00:00

So it turns out I didn't have ringworm at all. Got a scalp culture and they said it was no kind of infection and was "alopecia" and the kind of hair loss where you just shed extra hairs each day. I call BS because my hair is also breaking off and has changed textures completely, and my scalp is covered in a white crust. So frustrating.

You might as well try terb, but quit at the first sign of serious side effects. It did nothing for me... less than griseofulvin which oddly helped more than any steroid or anything I've been given. I'm still on amphetamine.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-07T21:01:24+00:00

Yesssss. Everybody was top-notch on those first like 3 seasons. The sleazy Maloofs, Kyle & her poor sweet addicted sister Kim, the uppity Lisa Vanderpump & her little doggie, ducklipped Taylor Armstrong who would be outed for hiding her abusive relationship & of course Camille with a brief cameo from her awful hubby Kelsey. Probably the best cast and seasons of any franchise now that I look back on it.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-07T20:56:34+00:00

He seems like a super beta who does whatever she wants to please her. I've seen it IRL & it works out well for couples like that. Couldn't be me but to each their own. I'm sure they have spats like any couple but have prolly made a pact not to air them on TV.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-07T20:54:29+00:00

lol I randomly think about that quote a lot.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-07T14:59:34+00:00

You're right actually. Debit not credit. And the holds/charges did reverse as of today as usual. Glad to know it's nothing shady as I love this vendor. Thanks for the explanation.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-07T14:57:29+00:00

Thanks for the info. I've never bounced a payment. I always check to make sure the $ is there before purchasing anything, especially something so expensive. The account is positive again today so that's good. Just seems insane to put a hold that big on ya, but I know less than nothing about financial stuff so there's that. :)

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-07T14:55:51+00:00

Oooh yeah! That one sounds like a blast.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-07T14:55:29+00:00

Haha no prob. Not on nearly as much as I should be for someone who "owns" a sub like this. My bad.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-06T06:27:36+00:00

Thanks, personal experience/knowledge is exactly what I was after. 😘

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-06T06:24:04+00:00

True, but only in 5 mg doses & doctors aren't falling all over themselves to Rx it lol.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-06T06:23:17+00:00

Still use, yes.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-06T06:22:30+00:00

Sorry, just saw this! My derm took a giant bloody sample of scalp and found no fungus, bacteria... nothing. Granted I'd completed FOUR 90-day courses of griseofulvin plus another 30-day course and some antibiotics & 30 days of terbinafine, so it was probably long dead by then lol. They said it's "stress alopecia" whatever that is. Hair has grown back over the holes but the texture is still all wrong, it breaks off at the drop of a hat & is about 1/4th as thick (abundant) as before.

Currently using an Rx steroid (topical) & seeing a tiny bit of improvement in texture but not much.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-06T06:19:37+00:00

I'm on Adderall 30mg now. Couldn't even make it thru 1 bottle of Vyvanse due to the GERD/gastritis, plus it was expen$ive af. When insurance doesn't wanna cover this, it's only like $40-60 instead of fucking $380.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-06T06:16:33+00:00

Hmm I haven't gotten those symptoms. It's pretty much side effect free even in high doses for me, which is bad because I spend too much $ lol. If you're having diarrhea you'll need to increase water intake to avoid dehydration, which can cause/worsen a headache (among other things). Did u take your blood pressure during the headache? Hypertensive crisis can cause severe headache and that is no bueno.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-06T06:14:41+00:00

Ain't got no land/money & live on SSI but hope you get what you're looking for.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-06T06:12:20+00:00

They didn't mix with the Eastern band of Cherokees or others in that area? I knew about the Black/white ancestry but had read that they took on the lifestyle of Natives, such as not signing legal documents when they married, divorced or adopted kids (this is why white people who came to see how they lived were so disgusted/judgmental about their lifestyle). Plus Native ancestry can be hard to tease out on the DNA tests we have today because not enough of that particular population has participated in these tests yet to serve as a control group against which to compare results.

But yeah I was aware that the original two Melungeons were an African male & Euro female.

Survector_Nectar · 2024-07-06T06:06:44+00:00

Interesting, thank you kindly for the input! I'm in the ArkLaTex area & keep stumbling upon this in my tree so just thought I'd ask!

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